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Judicial Officers Act 1986
37AInformation about complaints to be provided to Minister
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#### 37A Information about complaints to be provided to Minister
37A Information about complaints to be provided to Minister
> > (1) The Commission must, at the request of the Minister, provide the Minister with information that discloses the following in relation to a particular judicial officer—
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> > > (a) whether a complaint has been made, when a complaint was made and when the matter about which a complaint was made is alleged to have occurred,
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> > > (b) the subject-matter of the complaint,
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> > > (c) the stage of the procedure for dealing with a complaint that the complaint has reached,
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> > > (d) for a complaint that has been disposed of, the manner in which the complaint was disposed of.
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> > (2) However, the Commission is not required to provide information about a complaint against a particular judicial officer if the Commission considers it is not in the public interest to provide the information, unless the complaint has been referred to the Conduct Division.
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> > (3) The Commission must notify the Minister when a complaint about a judicial officer is referred to the Conduct Division and when and the manner in which such a complaint is disposed of (whether or not the Minister has requested information about the complaint).
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> > (4) The Commission may, when providing the Minister with information about a complaint against a judicial officer under this section, also provide other information that the Commission considers relevant.
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> **s 37A:** Ins 2012 No 40, Sch 1 \[1\].